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VEHICLE SEAT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. BARTHOLOMEVV, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDEDMOND ARMANT, OF SAME PLACE.

VEHICLE-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 349,135, dated September14, 1886.

Application filed December 26, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, GEORGE EUGENE BAR- THOLOMEW, of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedVehicle-Seat, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to the construction of that class of vehicleswherein it is desirable that the back seat should be free to swingoutward in order to form an opening in the box, through which thepassengers may enter or leave the vehicle; and the invention consists ofa peculiar and novel construction,whereby the seat is firmly held andprevented from sagging when in its open or extended position.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying 7 drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview of a portion of a vehicle-bodyprovided with my improved form of swinging seat, said seat being shownin the position it assumes when thrownback to the position to open thewagon. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the vehicle body and seatwhen in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a verticalcross-sectional view of a portion of the body and seat, the seat beingin its normal or closed position. Fig. 4 is a view of a portion of therear end of the vehicle-body, the seat being shown in section and in itsopen position, said view being taken on line as a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa side view of the rear end of the vehicle-body, the seat being shown inclosed position and partial section,while certain portions of thevehiclebody are cut away to disclose the construction of the parts; andFig. 6 is a view of a portion of the seat and vehicle-body, the saidvehiclebody being shown in section.

Prior to my invention many attempts have been made to so construct avehicle that its rear seat could be moved to a position to open a way tothe body of the vehicle; but all such attempts have failed by reason oftheimproper connection and mounting of the seat. Vith my improvedconstruction,however,1am able to produce avehicle wherein the rear seatmay be swung to an open position,and be there sup- Serial No.186,752l.(No mom-l.)

ported in practically rigid position in so far as any vertical saggingor motion is concerned.

This improved construction is fully illustrated in the drawings abovereferred to,

wherein A represents the body of a vehicle, 5

a a being the side walls and I) the flooring of said vehicle-body. Aheavy angle-iron, B, is rigidly secured to the side wall, a, inposition, so that the upper and short arm, 0, projects outwardly acrossthe top of the said side wall. In this projecting arm 0 of the bracketor angle iron B there is formed an. aperture or socket, through whichthere is passed a bolt, (1, that extends upward through one end of thebottom of the seat 0, a wear-plate, 6, being fixed to the under side ofthe seat, in position so as to come just over the arms a, the partsbeing held in place by a nut, f, this construction being best shown inFigs. 3 and i.

The seat 0 is formed with a downwardly-extending tail board or panel, D,arranged to fit closely against the rear end of the vehiclebody, asshown in Fig. 5.

- Beneath the seat 0, I arrange a heavy supporting-bracket, E, which isfixed to the bodyi'rame of the vehicle and firmly braced by rods 9, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. The forward edge of this bracket E is formed onthe arc of a circle of which the bolt dis the center, and the entireedge of the bracket is surrounded by a curb, F, which is firmly fixed tosaid edge. Upon the bottom of the seat thereisacircular wear-plate, G,arranged to bear upon the upper edgeof the curb F, and also upon thewearplate H, that is fixed to the upper face of the rear and outercorner of the bracket E. Upon the upper face of the seat O there isfirmly secured a clamp-hook, I, which extends downward in front of, andthen backward beneath, the curb F of the bracket E, bearing closeagainst the under edge of said curb. From this construction .it will beseen that the seat 0 may be swung upon its pivotal connection from itsnormalposition (shown in Fig. 5) to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2,and 4, and it will also be seen that when the seatis so swung to theopen position it will be held in practically rigid connection with thewagon as regards sagging or vertical play, being at this time held bythe clamp I, and the greater portion of the weight being borne by theplate It and curb F.

Vhcn the seat is closed, any backward tilting movement is prevented bythe engagement of the hook I with the curb l and the engagement of ahook, r, with a plate, a, of the side a, as will be seen from aninspection of Figs. 5 and t3. \Vhen so closed in.the seat is held fromswinging backward by a pin, t, that is carried by a spring-strip, 7.,fixed to the inner side of the upper face of the seat, and extendingoutward beyond the back 01' the seat through a slot, j, formed for itsaccommodation and terminatingin a manipulz'ttin5 knob or ring. Z. Thispin 1' passes down through the bottom of the seatand into an apertureformed for its reception in the plate a of the vehiele-framc, so thatany swinging movcment of the seat: is prevented, and it may still bereadily freed from connection with theside a by simply raising the knobZ, and thereby withdrawing the pin 1' from engagement with the socketformed in the plate a. it will be seen that this catch as describedmanipulated from the rear of the seat; but in order that the pin 1' maybe forced from engagement with the socket in the plate a, l pivotalever, N, to the side wall. a, so that the inanipulating-knob 11'extends forward to the front of the seat, while at the rear of the leverthere is an upwardly-extol]ding arm, o,which enters the socket in theplate )1 and threes the pin 17 from engagement therewith.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

t. The combination, with a vehicle-body provided with an anglciron orbracket, B, and a bracket provided with a curb, F, of a seat pivotallyconnected to the arm 0 of the iron 15, and provided with a hook, I, anda wear-plate, G, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a vehicle-body provided with a bracket, 1formed with an arm, 0, of a seat, 0, pivotally connected to said arm 0,and provided with a wear-plate, t}, and a hook, l,which are respectivelyarranged above and below a curb, F, carried by a bracket, E, saidbracket being provided with a wear-plate, Ill, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination,with a vehicle-body, of a seat pivotally connectedthereto and provided with a springst rip, is, carrying a pin,'i,arranged to engage with a socket formed in the plate 11, substantiallyas described.

l. The combination,with a vehicle-body, of a seat pivotally connectedthereto and pro vided with a spring, Ir, carrying" a pin, i, arranged toengage with a socket formed in the platen, and a lever, N, pivoted tothe wagoir body and provided with an arm, a, sublet/air tially asdescribed.

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